Caesars mum

A bit of an update on Caesar, my sweet boy has been off colour for a couple of weeks, nothing I could put my finger on and dropping a bit of weight. then he got really sick and was drinking like a fish and peeing all the time and throwing up excess water because he was drinking so much of it. anyway off to vet because I thought this has to be diabetes or something. took urine and faeces samples and vet did 2 vials of bloods. He has lost some weight but still not skinny by boxer standards. his tests came back with renal failure and prancreatis. Caesar Normal range Urea 52.4 2.5 - 10.0 mmol/L Creatinine .51 0.05 - 0.15 mmol/L Phoshate 4.7 0.8 - 2.1 mmol/L CA:P Ratio .5 1.2 - 3.0 Amylase 3476 333 - 1500 IU/L Lipase 1249 77 - 750 IU/L USG 1.012 Pancreatic Lipase 424 <200 Normal >400 Consistant with pancreatitis Red Cell and White Cell morphology normal so he has renal failure and suffers boates of pancreatitis, so vet put him on antibiotics incase of gut issues from being sick and the Hills K/D so 48 hours later he is looking and acting healthier and happy then he has in weeks. he is due for more blood tests tomorrow to see how things are settling down on the diet and after the AB's. will have a good chat with the vet tomorrow, as I was too shell shocked when we got the news last week. just took in what I needed to do then and there but in the mean time can anyone tell me how bad these results are.

Mine wont use them either, have had several types and they would rather lie on the ground.

link here is the link to accommodation thread

link this is the only petition I know of ATM

I have a ping string that can use either D batteries x 6 (I think) or a car battery. I use an old car battery and it works great, my dogs will charge right up to it and stop on a dime so they don't make contact. I don't even have to have it hooked to the battery anymore, they wont touch that white tape.

on the nights Nala and I do training she does not get dinner. you need to take into account the amount of treats and reduce the normal meal size by that amount, unless it was a really vigerous workout.

Tonydav drop into the bullmastiff thread, there are a heaps of pups around at the moment and breeders to give you the best advice. bullmastiff thread my Bullmastiff x DDB was a pain in the but when it came to feeding as a pup, she would be starving one day and turn her nose up the next. I feed all my adult dogs 2 meals a day and when pups 3 or 4 feeds giant breeds should never get just 1 large meal, as this may cause bloat good luck with your baby and do post photos in the BM thread

R.I.P. little guys, may your days at the be sunny, bright and happy for you Melcatlady, it must be hard to lose 2 at once

glad they caught this guy, hope his wife gets done for her part in it too

you could get a snake

+1

Kaffy, I thought you had bought a house in Hervey Bay earlier in the year, did this fall through.

My puppy has been born, I can't wait for the breeder to send me photos

he is lovely, hope you do well in the ring together

done

That is a great result with your insurance company. did they give you an idea of when they would fix the fence completely

Thanks Lesley, he certainly is a tough old boy and I'm sure will be with us giving Danny and Nala a hard time for a long time to come.

have you rang the owner of the truck yet. also call your insurance if you own the place they will get it fixed and then chase them

will give you a call

Steve I could do this if you need I work in town so could purchase the bed today and drop off at the office tomorrow or out to Bardon if needed it isn't far from town. what sort of bed do you need and the price range.

That is a wonderful story and it is great when you do come across someone who understands their dog and their needs

thanks secretKei, yes we are very releived at the prognosis.

Some months ago Caesar was diagnosed with MCT on his prepuce and in his scrotal sack, as they were dormant and had not changed in many months maybe even a year, I made the choice not to have them removed at the time. Well while we were on holidays at the end of June for a week they blew up to 3 x their original size. so off to the vet and had them removed last friday, they are nasty looking wounds, but the vet has done a great job we got the results back at our vist tonight. they are grade 2 tumours but small clear margines, and a MI of 1 Comments from the lab For grade 2 MCT with MI<5, the median survial time is 70 months. we will have to have regular check to watch his lymph nodes and check his coat regularly as they may return, but we are very happy with the rest and the great job the vet has done to get them out with extensive corrective surgery to his old fellow. Caesar is an 8 year old boxer so another 5 years will make him an old man who has had a great spoilt life so fingers crossed for him. although if he keeps hitting me with his bucket head I may just kill him myself some pictures of the wounds - removed

also if you have recently had one vacinated with the needle, I have found that they will pass it on. I mentioned this to my vet and he said he could not rule it out from happening. also I have found that the nasal vacine is a better preventative. I had Caesar done with the Nasal spray and he was the only one not to get KC last time and all the others got it, now they are all done with the nasal spray.

we use white vinegar and water 50 -50 it works a treat, lots of slobber here